Railway-tie.



F. A. BUSE.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIoATIoN FILED PEB. 9, 190s.

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FREDERICK BUSE, OF SULPHUR, OKLAHOMA.

RAILVIAY-TIE speeicauon of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Application filed. February 8, 1908. Serial No. 41&,943.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Fnnnnniorz A. BUSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sulphur, in the county of Murray and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make'and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this" specification.,

This invention relates to newand useful improvements in metallic tiesV for railways and comprises various details.V of construcwhich will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims. p

My invention is illustrated in the accom` panying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a tie showing rails fastened thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the tie. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view. Figs. 4r and 5 are detail views of the plates to which the rails are fastened. Figs. 6 and 7 are edge Vviews of the plates shown in Figs. l and 5. Fig. 8 is a detail view of one of the retaining bolts. Fig. 9 is a detail view of a modification of the invention. Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the form shownin Fig. 9, parts being shown in section, and Fig. 11 is a detail perspective view.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a rectangular' outlined frame of the tie proper made of metal and provided with shoulders A extending about the inner surface thereof adjacent to the top and lower edges. B and C designate two metallic plates which are adapted to be held upon said shoulders in the manner shown clearly in the drawings and securely fastened by means of Vbolts D with the outer faces of the plates flush with the opposite edges of said frame. Intermediate the plates is. a block E, preferably of wood, which is clamped and held in place by said bolts and serves as a cushion to the rails. The upper plate B is provided with an elongated slot B for the reception of the hook F, having a shank portion F which passes through a longitudinal groove formed in said block E and also through an aperture Gr formed in the end of the tie frame, and K designates nuts mounted upon said threaded ends. Each of the plates lB has a lip N therefrom forming an abutment for the flange of a rail, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the rail being held by said hook against said abutment whereby the rail may be securely held against a lateral movement.

ln Figs. 9 to 11 inclusive, I have shown a slight modication of the invention in which, instead `of the lugs projecting from the plate as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, detach# able lips T are provided which are held by means of bolts T to the side of the tie and, in said modifications7 the usual rod with the hooked end F engages over one of the flanges of the rail while the other is engaged by said lip. In said modification, the ends of thetie are left open and each is shouldered as at T2 and upon which rests a lugged cross piece T3 apertured at T4 for the reception of the hooked rod.

1. A metallic railway tie, consisting of a hollow frame having shoulders formed upon the inner surface thereof, clamping plates, means for holding the same against the said shoulders, a block intermediate said clamping plates, and means for holding a rail to one of said plates, as set forth.

2. A metallic railway tie, consisting of a hollow frame having shoulders formed upon the inner surface thereof, clamping plates, means for holding the same against said shoulders, a block intermediate said clamping plates, one of said plates having an integral lip projecting therefrom and designed to engage the flange of a railway rail, and means for holding the flange of the rail against said lip, as set forth.

3. A metallic railway tie, consisting of a hollow frame having shoulders formed upon the inner surface thereof, clamping plates, means for holding the same against said shoulders, a block intermediate said clamping plates, one of said plates having an integral lip projecting therefrom and designed to engage the flange of a railway rail, a rod having a hooked end extending through a slot in said plate with a lip thereon and designed to engage over the flange of the rail,

and means for holding the rod in an adjusted position, as set forth.

ffl. A metallic railway tie, consisting of a hollow frame having shoulders formed upon llt" the inner surface thereof, clamping plates, means for holding the same against said shoulders, a block intermediate said elamp ing plates, one of said plates having an integral lip projecting therefrom and designed to engage the flange of a railway rail, a rod having a hooked end extending through a slot in said plate with a lip thereon and designed to engage over the ange of the rail, one end of said rod passing through the end of the frame and threaded, a nut mounted upon the threaded end of said rod, as set forth.

5. A metallic railway tie comprising a hollow frame with shoulders upon the inner surface7 clamping plates designed to he held .against said shoulders with their outer faces flush with the edo'es of the trame. one of said plates having a lip adapted to engage the flange of a railway rail, a hook rod eX- tending through an aperture in the end of the frame and having threads thereon, a nut fitted to the threaded end, the hooked end of l the red extending through a slot in one oil said plates and designed to engage the llange of a rail, and a hloel interposed between the plates, as set i'orth.

G. in combination with a hollow metallic l'raine having shoulders upon the inner surlace thereof, elainpinp` plates` fixed to said shoulders one ot' said plates haring a slotted lug, a wooden hloel mounted between .said plates and proiided with a longitudinal groove, a rod seated in said Agroove and havin one oit' said plates, said rod extending;- through a aperture in the traine, and a nut .mounted upon the threaded end olt the rod, as set forth,

ln testin'iony whereof l hereunto allix uiy signature in the presenre'o'l: two witnesses.

FllCDllll'Cl( A. BUSH.

illitnesses d". H. lllnieirr, l. H. llfnns'rnu.

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